Rake.



I. A. GOULD.

RAKE. APPLICATION FILED JAN- I7, I914.

Patented May 11, 1915.

JAMESA. GOULD, OF EL RENO, OKLAHOMA.

RAKE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 11, 1915.

Application filed January 17, 1914. Serial No. 812,763.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JAMEs A. GOULD, a citizenof the United States, residing at El Reno, in the county of Canadian andState of Oklahoma, have invented new and useful Improvements in Rakes,of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to farm implements, and it has special referenceto an improved rake and fork.

The invention has for its prime object to produce a simple and eflicientcombination tool which may be utilized as an ordinary hay rake and alsoas a fork for handling hay and like materials.

A further object of the invention is to provide a combination tool ofthe character described in which the tines of the fork will notinterfere with the teeth of the rake, and

vice versa, thus enabling the implement to be conveniently used in-thedesired manner.

With these and other ends in view, which will readily appearwhen thenature of the invention is better understood, the same consists intheimproved construction, arrangement and combination ofparts which will behereinafter fully described, andparticularly pointed out in the claim.

In the dfawing there has been shown a simple and preferred form of theinvention, it being, however, understood that no limitation isnecessarily made to the precise structural details therein exhibited,but that changes, alterations and modifications within the scope of theannexed claim may be made when desired.

In the drawing :Figure 1 is a perspective view of the device showing thetines of the fork retracted, so that the device constitutes a rake. Fig.2 is a plan view showing the tines of the fork projected so that thedevice may be used as a fork. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional viewtaken on the line 33 in Fig. 2, Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional viewshowing a modification.

Corresponding parts in the several figures are denoted by likecharacters of reference.

A shank 15 which is adapted to be sock eted in a handle 16 is providedwith a ter-v minal yoke 17 having a bridge iece 18 which constitutes arake head, sai bridge piece being provided with teeth 19 which areformed substantially at right an les thereto. The rake head is providedwit a plurality of apertures 19' for the passage of the tines 20 of anordinary fork, said tines being connected with a head 21, having a shankor handle 22 which is provided with a terminal sleeve 23 that encirclesthe handle member 16. Said sleeve is provided with a fastening member,such as a set screw 24 which may be tightened against the handle 16 forthe purpose of retaining the fork in position at various adjustments.The tines of the fork are curved in the direction of the ends of therake teeth, and it will be readily seen that when the tines of the forkare projected through and beyond the rake head, as'seen in Fig. 1, thedevice is capable of being successfully used as a fork; when, on theother hand, the tines of the fork are retracted, as seen in Fig. 1, andthe parts are securely assembled in such fashion that the extreme pointsof the tines will rest in the apertures 19, the device may besuccessfully used as a rake. It will be further observed'that when thedevice is used as a fork, the rake teeth will project upwardly withrespect to the fork tines which are curved in the direction of the endsor points of the rake teeth, and the latter will thus constitute a guardwhich will assist in preventing material from dropping from the forkwhen the latter is utilized for handling-or tossing material; in likefashion, it will be seen that the fork tines, when retracted, willconstitute a shield or guard to prevent material from passing over therake head when the rake is utilized as such.

While the rake. head'may be formed integrally with the yoke 20 to form abridge or connecting piece, as seen in Figs. 1, 2

' and 3, it is regarded as entirely within the scope of the invention toconstruct the rake head separate, as seen' at 30 in Fig. 4, and toattach the same to the yoke in any manner.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed, is

A rake head having teeth projecting.

downwardly therefrom, said head being provided witha plurality oftransverse apertures, a handle on which said rake head is fixed, a forkhaving tines guided through the apertures of the rake head, said tinesbeing curved in the direction of the free In testimony whereof I afiixmy signature ends of the rake teeth, a shank extending in presence oftwo Witnesses. from the head of the fork and lying adjacent to the rakehandle, and a clamp con- JAMES GOULD 5 nected With said shank andengaging the Witnesses:

rake handle to secure the fork at Various CLYDE BIA'ITHEWS,

adjustments. EARL G. MORRIS.

